Minami-Daito Airport

Minami-Daito Airport
南大東空港
Minamidaitō Kūkō
IATA: MMD – ICAO: ROMD
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Okinawa Prefecture
Location Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan
Elevation AMSL 159 ft / 48 m
Coordinates 25°50′48″N 131°15′49″E / 25.84667°N 131.26361°E / 25.84667; 131.26361Coordinates: 25°50′48″N 131°15′49″E / 25.84667°N 131.26361°E / 25.84667; 131.26361
Map
ROMD

Location in Japan 25°50′48″N 131°15′49″E / 25.84667°N 131.26361°E / 25.84667; 131.26361

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,500 4,921 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 43,931
Cargo (metric tonnes) 225
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]
Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau [2]

Minamidaito Airport (南大東空港 Minamidaitō Kūkō, (IATA: MMD, ICAO: ROMD)) is an airport in Minamidaitō, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.

Only a round flight from Naha, to Minami-Daito and Kitadaitō, back to Naha is operated every day. The route differs on the day of the week. Flight from Kitadaito to Minamidaitō is the shortest flight in Japan, costs JPY¥7,600, and is only 12 km (7.5 mi) long, takes 3 minutes in the air.

History

The original Minamidaito Airport began as an air base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1934. The first civilian operations began in March 1961. The runway was repaired in June 1963 and expanded to 1,200 meters in December 1968 in order to accommodate NAMC YS-11 aircraft. However, with the reversion of the island to Japanese control in 1972, it was found that the approach way was not in conformance with Japanese Aviation Law, so the runway needed to be treated as shorter than its actual length. A new 800 meter runway was completed in August 1974.

The airport was relocated to its present location and upgraded to accommodate larger flights in July 1997 with the present 1500 meter runway.

Airlines

AirlinesDestinations
Japan Transocean Air operated by Ryukyu Air Commuter Kitadaito, Naha

References

  1. ↑ AIS Japan
  2. ↑ "Minami-Daito Airport Statistics" (PDF) (Press release). Osaka Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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